Top Schools

Stanford University, which is located in Stanford, is the top-ranked school in California that has a computer science program. It received a ranking of 2nd in the country in 2010.
In 2010, 262 students graduated from Stanford University's computer science program.
Tuition at Stanford University was $40,172 per year.

University of California-Berkeley, which was ranked 5th nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in California that has a computer science program. It is located in Berkeley.
In 2010, 142 students graduated from University of California-Berkeley computer science program.
The tuition rate at University of California-Berkeley was $10,940 per year.

The third-ranked school in California that has a computer science program is University of California-Los Angeles. University of California-Los Angeles, which was ranked 5th in the country in 2010, is located in Los Angeles.
In 2010, University of California-Los Angeles graduated 190 students from its computer science programs.
Students at University of California-Los Angeles paid $10,781 per year in tuition fees.

Cost

Tuition at California's computer science schools ranges from $41,022 per year to $625 per year. But, the average tuition is $9,081 per year.
In 2010, the following California computer science schools had the highest tuition rates:

University of Southern California - located in Los Angeles, students are charged $41,022 per year

Occidental College - located in Los Angeles, students are charged $40,939 per year

Scripps College - located in Claremont, students are charged $40,450 per year

The computer science schools in California that charged the lowest tuition rates were:

Copper Mountain Community College - located in Joshua Tree, students are charged $625 per year

Folsom Lake College - located in Folsom, students are charged $644 per year

Sacramento City College - located in Sacramento, students are charged $644 per year

A computer science degree from a California school... what next?

The California counties with the largest populations of computer science professional are:

Los Angeles County - 12,040 computer science professionals

San Benito County - 7,600 computer science professionals

Marin County - 6,440 computer science professionals

Projected Growth

The government projects that, by 2018, the number of computer science professionals in the state of California will shrink to 57,200. This would require a -3% decline in the field.

Salary

On average, computer science professionals earn a salary of $94,220 per year in California state.
In 2010, however, some California computer science professional earned as little as less than $19,560 per year or as much as more than $160,840 per year.
On average computer science professional earn the most in the following California counties:

Napa County - $138,190 per year

Santa Cruz County - $121,600 per year

Stanislaus County - $118,460 per year

The California counties with the lowest average salary for computer science professionals are:

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional California statistics regarding a career in computer science and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as information systems or information technology.